1976–77 WCHL season
The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their third consecutive President's Cup as well as the Memorial Cup.
League notes[]
- The Edmonton Oil Kings relocated to Portland, Oregon to become the Portland Winter Hawks, the first United States based team in the WCHL.
- The Winnipeg Clubs became the Winnipeg Monarchs.
- The WCHL split into three divisions of four teams each.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 116 | 447 | 242 |
x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 72 | 317 | 290 |
Flin Flon Bombers | 72 | 16 | 42 | 14 | 46 | 294 | 411 |
Regina Pats | 72 | 8 | 53 | 11 | 27 | 218 | 464 |
Central Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 76 | 330 | 304 |
x Winnipeg Monarchs | 72 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 69 | 341 | 384 |
x Lethbridge Broncos | 72 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 68 | 324 | 335 |
x Calgary Centennials | 72 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 59 | 329 | 397 |
West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x New Westminster Bruins | 72 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 105 | 363 | 216 |
x Kamloops Chiefs | 72 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 80 | 308 | 291 |
x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 79 | 359 | 294 |
x Victoria Cougars | 72 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 67 | 299 | 301 |
Scoring leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Derlago | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 96 | 82 | 178 | 63 |
Ray Allison | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 45 | 92 | 137 | 198 |
Brian Propp | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 55 | 80 | 135 | 47 |
Kevin McCarthy | Winnipeg Monarchs | 72 | 22 | 105 | 127 | 110 |
Dan Bonar | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 75 | 50 | 125 | 70 |
Tony Currie | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 73 | 52 | 125 | 50 |
Mark Lofthouse | New Westminster Bruins | 70 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 59 |
Wayne Babych | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 50 | 62 | 112 | 76 |
Brent Peterson | Portland Winter Hawks | 69 | 34 | 78 | 112 | 98 |
Kim Davis | Flin Flon Bombers | 69 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 250 |
1977 WCHL Playoffs[]
Preliminary round[]
- Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 0
- Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2
League quarter-finals[]
- Brandon defeated Winnipeg 5 games to 2
- Lethbridge defeated Calgary 3 games to 2
- New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 0
- Portland defeated Kamloops 4 games to 1
League semi-finals[]
- Brandon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 0
- New Westminster defeated Portland 4 games to 1
WHL Championship[]
- New Westminster defeated Brandon 4 games to 1
All-Star game[]
On January 19, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 3–2 at Brandon, Manitoba with a crowd of 4,120.
WHL awards[]
All-Star Teams[]
First Team | Second Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Goal | Glen Hanlon | Brandon Wheat Kings | Dave Parro | Saskatoon Blades |
Defense | Barry Beck | New Westminster Bruins | Brad Maxwell | New Westminster Bruins |
Kevin McCarthy | Winnipeg Monarchs | Brad McCrimmon | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
Center | Bill Derlago | Brandon Wheat Kings | Ron Areshenkoff | Medicine Hat Tigers |
Left Wing | Reg Kerr | Kamloops Chiefs | Brian Propp | Brandon Wheat Kings |
Right Wing | Wayne Babych | Portland Winter Hawks | Mark Lofthouse | New Westminster Bruins |
See also[]
- 1977 Memorial Cup
- 1977 NHL Entry Draft
- 1976 in sports
- 1977 in sports
References[]
- whl.ca
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
Categories:
- Western Hockey League seasons
- 1976–77 in Canadian ice hockey by league
- 1976–77 in American ice hockey by league